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SUSE: 2025:0521-2 critical: python312 cache and resource concerns

* bsc#1228165 * bsc#1234290 * bsc#1236705 Cross-References: . # Security update for python312 Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0521-1 Release Date: 2025-02-13T16:11:53Z Rating: important References: * bsc#1228165 * bsc#1234290 * bsc#1236705 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-12254 * CVE-2025-0938 CVSS scores: * CVE-2024-12254 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X * CVE-2024-12254 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2024-12254 ( NVD ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X * CVE-2024-12254 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2025-0938 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N * CVE-2025-0938 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N * CVE-2025-0938 ( NVD ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be installed. ## Description: This update for python312 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-0938: Functions `urllib.parse.urlsplit` and `urlparse` accept domain names including square brackets (bsc#1236705). * CVE-2024-12254: Unbounded memory buffering in SelectorSocketTransport.writelines() (bsc#1234290). Other bugfixes: * Position of SUSE Python interpreters on Externally managed environments (bsc#1228165). ##Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-521=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-521=1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Python3-15-SP6-2025-521=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-tk-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-curses-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-debugsource-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-idle-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-doc-devhelp-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-tk-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * libpython3_12-1_0-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-testsuite-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-testsuite-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-dbm-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-curses-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-doc-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-devel-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-dbm-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-core-debugsource-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-tools-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64) * python312-32bit-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-32bit-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * libpython3_12-1_0-32bit-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-32bit-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * libpython3_12-1_0-32bit-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-32bit-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32) * python312-base-64bit-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * libpython3_12-1_0-64bit-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-64bit-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 *libpython3_12-1_0-64bit-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-64bit-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-64bit-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * Python 3 Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libpython3_12-1_0-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-devel-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-idle-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-dbm-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-curses-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-tk-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-tk-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-debugsource-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * libpython3_12-1_0-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-base-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-core-debugsource-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-tools-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-dbm-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 * python312-curses-debuginfo-3.12.9-150600.3.18.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12254.html * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0938.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228165 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234290 * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236705 . Essential Python 3.12 update for SUSE addresses two significant vulnerabilities regarding memory overflow and DNS processing.. python312 update,SUSE security advisory,buffer overflow,domain name issue. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 13, 2025 •Important SuSE